| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sawpan Kumar Das | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-11-10)10 November 1958 (age 67)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Munshiganj,East Pakistan (present-dayBangladesh) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back,Left Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fakirerpool YMC (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1977 | Bangladesh Police | ||
| 1977–1979 | Wari Club | ||
| 1979–1980 | Dhaka Wanderers | ||
| 1980–1986 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1986–1988 | Brothers Union | ||
| 1988–1990 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Bangladesh U19 | ||
| 1978–1985 | Bangladesh | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993 | PWD SC | ||
| 1994 | Bangladesh U16 (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Chittagong Abahani | ||
| 2025– | Fakirerpool YMC | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sawpan Kumar Das (Bengali:স্বপন কুমার দাস; born 11 November 1958) is a retired Bangladeshifootball player who is currently the head coach ofBangladesh Premier League clubFakirerpool YMC. He captained theBangladesh national football team once during his international career.
Sawpan started playing forBangladesh Police in the 1976Dhaka First Division League. He then went on to play forWari Club andWanderers Club before joiningMohammedan SC in 1980. The high point of his career at Wari came in 1978 when he was a part of the club's famous league double (2–0 & 3–2) over the reigning championsAbahani Krira Chakra. The following year, they defeated Mohammedan SC 2–0 and were dubbed the "Giant Killers" of domestic football.[2]
In 1984, Sawpan captained Mohammedan, and eventually switched clubs a couple of years later by joiningBrothers Union. In his debut season with the Oranges, they finished third in the league.[3] Sawpan retired in 1990 after returning to Mohammedan and finished his career by winning his third and final First Division title.[4]
In 1978, Sawpan got selected for theBangladesh U20 team by German coachWerner Bickelhaupt, for the1978 AFC Youth Championship held inDhaka. His performance during the tournament convinced Bickelhaupt to give him a place in the senior national team squad, for the1978 Asian Games.[2]
Sawpan went on to represent his country during the1979 President's Cup in Korea, and the1980 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, in Dhaka. However, coach Abdur Rahim did not include him in the squad for the1980 AFC Asian Cup. In 1981, Sawpan was part of the Under–20 team that took part in the1980 AFC Youth Championship. During the tournament he was an integral part of the team, helping Bangladesh earn draws against bothSouth Korea andQatar. Nonetheless, the team disappointed during the other two games, and were unable to advance past the group-stage.[2]
In 1982, Sawpan returned to the senior team under coachGafur Baloch, he was a member of a disappointing Bangladesh team which took part in theQuaid-e-Azam International Tournament in Pakistan.[5] Nonetheless, during the1982 Asian Games, Swapan was part of the team which made history by defeatingMalaysia 2–1.[6]
He was made the captain of the Bangladesh Green team (B team) at the 1983President's Gold Cup in Dhaka.[7] He represented Bangladesh in theBangladesh President's Gold Cup in 1981, 1982 and 1983. In 1983, Sawpan played his firstMerdeka Cup. During his last two years representing Bangladesh, Sawpan played in the1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. His last international tournament was the 1985 edition of Pakistan's Quaid-e-Azam Tournament, during which he captained the team; however, he did not enter the field even once due to an injury.[2]
Sawpan joined the football coaching panel of theNational Sports Council in 1995 and remained at his post until retiring in May 2015.[8] He also served as a coach for different clubs in the Chittagong Football League. Additionally, he was the assistant coach of theBangladesh U16 team during the1994 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. In 2007, he was appointed head coach ofChittagong Abahani for theinaugural season of theBangladesh Premier League.[9]
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